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Teaching Diverse students- The competent teacher understands the diverse characteristics and abilities of each student and how individuals develop and learn within the context of their social, economic, cultural, linguistic, and academic experiences. The teacher uses these experiences to create instructional opportunities that maximize student learning.
Resource Bin
Description: This artifact pictured is an example of the accommodations and extra resources provided for a student with an IEP. In this bin there is a number chart, a ruler that can be used as a number line, and base-ten blocks to assist during math activities. In the folder there is a sight word list, digraph chart and other ELA supports that can be referenced for support. The bin stays next to the students’ desk at all times for them to use at their discretion.
Connection: This connects to Standard 1-1A which states how teachers “understand the spectrum of student diversity and the assets that each student brings to learning across the curriculum.” This bin shows the understanding of a student's IEP and what they need to be able to contribute to the classroom and be successful.
What I learned: I learned that having a bin next to the student is very beneficial and more discrete for the student to access the materials. The student no longer wastes time looking for materials in their desk because it's quick access and they can just grab and go.
Spring Break Writing
This artifact is a writing activity my class did when we returned from break. Students were required to brainstorm and write about what they did over break. The top picture shows the graphic organizer and writing paper that most of my students used to put together their Spring Break narrative. They had to time to plan the writing one day, then the next day they put their narrative together. The bottom picture shows the graphic organizer and writing paper that my lower students used.
Connection: This artifact is a good example of Standard 1-1J which talks about differentiating materials, pace, and levels of complexity. This activity shows the differentiation between the complexity of the assignment. There are some students who are still working on being able to put together simple sentences, therefore they were required to focus on only four things they did over break and write them out in complete sentences Every student meet the goal of writing about what they did over their Spring Break.
What I learned: Even though I solely focused on making accommodations for the level of complexity, I found it also helped with pace. Giving them a less complex organizer took less time than expected, and they were able to finish the assignment in the same time frame as the rest of the class.
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